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Putin to visit North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un, both countries say
By The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea for a two-day visit starting Tuesday, both countries announced, amid international concerns about their military cooperation. Putin is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for talks as they deepen their alignment in the face of separate, intensifying confrontations with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin to visit North Korea starting Tuesday for talks with Kim Jong Un, both countries say
By The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in North Korea on Tuesday for a two-day visit, his first in 24 years, both countries announced. Putin is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for talks focused on expanding military cooperation as they deepen their alignment in the face of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea says Russian President Putin will arrive in the North on Tuesday
By The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean state media says Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in the country on Tuesday for a two-day visit. Putin is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for talks focused on expanding military cooperation as they deepen their alignment in the face of separate, intensifying confrontations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers
By Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc, a divisive issue after months of protests by farmers who argued that EU environmental and climate laws were driving them toward bankruptcy. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli officials say Netanyahu has dissolved the War Cabinet after key partner bolted government
By Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli officials said Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential War Cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza. The War Cabinet was dissolved following the departure from the government of Benny Gantz, an opposition lawmaker who had joined the coalition in the early days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets final approval as bloc gives the green light
By The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. After surviving a razor-thin vote by lawmakers last summer, the so-called Nature Restoration Plan faced opposition from several member states for months amid relentless farmers’ protests that contributed to leave ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trains collide in eastern India, killing at least 8 with rescue work ongoing
By The Associated Press on June 17th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – A cargo train rammed into a passenger train in India’s eastern state of West Bengal on Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring several others with rescue work ongoing. The state’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a post on social media platform X that doctors, disaster-response teams and ambulances ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trains collide in eastern India, killing at least 5 with rescue work ongoing
By The Associated Press on June 16th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – Five people died and several were injured when a cargo train rammed into a passenger train in India’s eastern state of West Bengal on Monday, local media reported. The state’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee said in a post on social media platform X that a goods train had collided with Kanchanjunga ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China says a Chinese vessel and Philippine supply ship collided in the disputed South China Sea
By The Associated Press on June 16th, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said. The coast guard said a Philippine supply ship entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands that’s part of territory claimed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
By Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on June 16th, 2024
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world. The stoning is among ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!80 countries at Swiss conference agree territorial integrity of Ukraine must be basis of any peace
By Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press on June 16th, 2024
OBBÃœRGEN, Switzerland (AP) – Eighty countries jointly called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The joint communique capped a two-day conference at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland marked by ... Read More »
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